The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-07-22
THE TEACHERS.

Opening OF the Big Convention at Chica-
go-Methods for Improving the Present
System of Teaching Discussed-The
Blair Bill Favored Means of Bet
terina the Educational Condition of the
South.
CHi6AG6, July 1.-THE teachers began
to assemble i'll Central Music Hall yes.
terday morning, and by nine 6'elocK the
auditorium was filled with educators.
After long voluntary upon the organ
the meeting was called to order by Presi-
dent William E. Sheldon.
Several committees were appointed.
Mr.. Mayo, of Boston, submitted series Of
resolutions which were referred. They
reaffirrh with emphasis the declaration that
it is the 6aty of Congress to come to the
aid of the people of the Southern States
of the Union in their present heroic 6fs
forts to overcome the illiteracy which is
now the great misfortune of this section,
and if neglected will speedily become the
peril and shame of the whole Republic.
4ne Blair Educational bill is regarded by
the resolutions ht measure to accom-.
plish this end, ard Congress Is Urged to
speedily enact and the President of the
United States to approve it. that
II may become the law of the
land. They provide for the APP
pointment of a committee of three to pre-
| sent the resolutions to the appropriate
c6mhiittee ST Congress. with the reasons
for the repeated declarations of its faith
in National aid to education iii the South
as recognition of the coming era of
National prosperity, unity and perpetual
peace
Prof. j. W. Stearns, of the University Of
| Wisconsin, contributed the first speech
upon 1.-THE Psychological and Pedagogical
Value of the Modern Methods of Element
airy Culture" Prof. Stearns spoke Of
''The Socratic Method in Edueation."
1.-The Philosophic and Scientific Ele-
ment" was treated at some length by r
L. Soldau, principal of the Normal school
in st. Louis. His paper was subsequently
discussed by DR.. Hartman, of La Porte,
Ind; A. E. Winship, editor Of the
Boston Journal of Education, and c..
| C. Rounds, of Plymouth, n H. The
paper written by Dr. w. Z. Harris, of
the Concord School of Philosophy, was, i'll
the absence of that gentleman, read by
Mrs. Rebecea Ricoff The paper was an
exhaustis treatise ON the different
methods of education in Vogue i'll
the schools. Among the other sui
! jects treated of were the following: "Art
and Method of Questioning Adapted
| to Ordinary School Work." j. NJ Green
wood, Kansas City, Examinations as
! Tests for Promotion in Public Schools" H.
/ s. Tarbell, Providence; methods Of Con-
Quoting Examinations in Ordinary School
Work by the Glass Teachers, " Aaron Gore,
Denver; Questions for Admission to the
| University, College and Higher Schools, !"
j. j. Sigert, of Vanderbilt University.
The secretary then read All Appeal from
the Woman's Christian Temp eranc6
| Union, asking the convention to take some
| action on the temperance and social purity
| questions after which adjournment was
taken fof dinner.
Five hundred people attended the an
nual meeting of the Department of Higher
Education at Weber Music Hall yesterday
afternoon. Homer B. Sprague, of San
| Francisco, read an address on ''The Place
of Literature III the College Course" He
| said that Of the halfsmillion of books in
libraries not one in d hundred had any
value tod" as MENTAL food. 1--WE are
| given too much" said the speaker ito
intellectual keenf1ess and intensity, and id
danger of excessive specialization. Cox
/ leges are not for the purpose of making
phiiologists, chenis is or architects, but
men. We want studies which affect the
heart and kindle the spirit"
In the discussion which followed Presi.
dent Andrews. of Marietta College, de.
Tended the classics, and Prof. Ford, of Chi.
cago, said that literary instruction should
begin with the children. The election of
officers resulted as follows; President,
Dr.. BeA. Hndale, Clevelandj Vice=Presi-
dent, Miss Alice E. Freeman, Wellesley
College, Massachusetts; Secretary, T. H.
Mcbride. Iowa State University.
In the rooms of the Board of Education
at the city hall there was meeting of the
different State Supetintendents. Papers
were read and discussed by DR.. John
Hancock, of Ohio; Dr. John t. Buehan.
an, of Virginia, and j. w. Aeker, OF
Iowa. Al Central Music Hall there was a
meeting Of those interested in music, and
| che proceedings were participated in by
/ General Morgan, of Rhode Island; Fred
eric Root, of Chicago, and Oliver S. West
colt. At the meeting of the Department
of Secondary Education in the Methodist
Church block interesting papers were
read by A. 7. Nightingale, of Lake View,
and Miss Minnie G. Clark, of Cambridge,
Mass
The department ef Normal schools as.
sembled in the city council chamber.
+! About 100 men and women were pre- sent.
The chair was occupied by A. B. Taylor,
president of the department, who opened
the meeting with a short speech. Prof t.
J, Gray, St Cloud. Mimi, read an address
and the members then held an informal
| reception.
The meeting of the department of ele.
tnentary schools was held during the
afternoon in Farwell Hail. There was q
large attendance and great interest was
taken in the proceedings. The speakers
were. Mrs. n S. Williams, Catletts burg,
KY; Dr.. Nathan G. Schaeffer Kutstown,
Pa, and Prof. George E. Little, Washing
ton, D. c., who spoke on the value of I'll
Illustrative Teaching" accompanying his
remarks with crayon illustrations.
1.-THE Educational Influence and Results
of the Ordinance of 17S7'' was the topic
of the evening session at Central Music
Hall. Thomas A Banning, in his address,
said that the influence of the ordinance Of
| 1857 is largely to be measured by the ex.
| tent to which the question of freedom and
slavery affected the institutions Of the
country.
| Yesterday was the centennial anniver.
sary of the passage of the ordinance for
| the government of the Northwest, and
Mr. Banning's paper was followed by
others, all of which treated of the remark
able influence the passage Of this law had
upon the history of the country.
A score of prom 4ent college presidents
and professors me- yesterday and appoint
ed President Charles A. Blanchard and
Prof. c. N. Lowe, of Wheaton College,
President H. S. basweier, of Northwest
ern College at Napier, Prof. a. F. Fiske,
of the Northwestern University, Prof w.
H. Scott, OF the Ohio State University,
aud Prof. S. r. Thompson, of Westmin-
ster College, Pennsylvania, committee
to try to persuade the Western Traffic As